If you’ve been following along here for awhile, you probably know all about the Calcara’s “Fat Hog 500”–a Memorial Weekend celebration that my in-laws have been throwing since the 70’s. Chris did a recap in 2011 and I wrote about the 2012 hog roast here. Reading through those old posts just now reminded me of why I love blogging so much…so many great memories tucked away in my little corner of the web 😉
So before I bombard you with a gazillion pictures, here are some highlights from Arden’s very first Fat Hog 500:
- Rode Grandpa’s tractor!
- Zoomed around the barn {backwards} in her walker.
- Mastered the tummy to sitting thing.
- Went to the Great Bend Zoo for the first time.
- Got to hang out with her second cousins Hank, Hunter and Violet…first cousins Maren, Norah and Will…and met her Wichita buddy, Graham.
- Ate hog hash. Yum!
- Went swimming at the Best Western with her cousins. A new tradition, perhaps?
- Got in lots of quality time with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle T and Kelly. Received a cool Justin Bieber card from Taylor 🙂
- “Drove” the beer truck.
- Got her 4th tooth.
- Had her first taste of Delgado’s. Better write this one down in the baby book!
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| The Calcara barn! Yes, it has DirecTV 🙂 |
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| Before the party… |
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| ‘Merica |
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| Only the most awesome barns have bars 🙂 |
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| Movin’ and groovin’ |
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| Poor Porky! |
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| …in he goes… |
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| Having a ball 🙂 |
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| Both of Arden’s grandpas in one place…she’s a lucky gal! |
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| Just testing out the beer truck with Daddy. Had to make sure it worked! |
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| Happy 3rd birthday, Hank! |
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| Friday night family party before the big day. |
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| That Uncle Taylor…he’s a funny guy! |
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| Oh hey girl! |
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| So big! |
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| Hangin’ with Aunt Lindsay |
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| Last year a family friend gave me this 1980ish Fat Hog t-shirt at my baby shower….this year I’m wearing the shirt and holding my 9-month old. My how time flies! |
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| Papa and the blonde invasion! |
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| Buddies 🙂 |
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| Hanging out with grandma and looking so cool! |
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| Lots of love for Uncle Chris as usual. |
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| Norah’s not so sure about the pig! |
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| Arden isn’t either 🙂 |
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| Helping Gpa say the blessing. |
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| The Calcara men serving up pork… |
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| Different year, same picture…and this time they’re married! Lots of fun with the Webbs! |
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| A dip in the pool with cousins! |
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| Maren showing off the surprise “hamster play” she made just for us. It was AWESOME 🙂 |
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| She takes her plays and props very seriously… |
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| Cuteness overload?! |
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| “I’ve got this, Dad” |
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| Maybe she put herself in timeout? |
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| Saying one last goodbye to the farm before heading home. |
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| Farm on the brain? 🙂 |
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| We all felt this way on the flight home! |
So there you have it…another fun, crazy, memorable Fat Hog is in the books! I married into an amazing family and feel so lucky to be a part of this wonderful tradition. I can’t help but smile thinking about the years to come where Arden will be running around {in her farm shoes!}, playing games in the yard and getting dirty with her cousins. So many good times ahead!
A special thanks to my in-laws for all of the hard work they put into making this party happen. It is truly one of the best weekends of the year! So good that Chris is complaining about having to wait a whole year to do it again. 🙂
This is so fun!!!! 🙂
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It looks like y'all had a blast! That barn is gorgeous! Arden is such a beautiful little girl. I love that blonde hair.
Chels @ Red Velvet Rooster
Love this post every year! I was so happy to get our invite in the mail…and then bummed we couldn't make it. One of these years we've gotta come back for it!!!
I love it! Can I just say that I love your hair?!
looks like so much fun! the barn is amazing. and love that it has direct tv 🙂
SO COOL!!!!!!!
What a fun event! Thanks for letting us take part:)
This looks like SO much fun! My husband would die over that beer truck and that pig! Pretty sure I'm going to show him this post.
That sounds like it would be an absolute blast. What a cool barn and fun tradition to have:)
Oh my gosh, this looks so fun! That barn is amazing. Such a fun family tradition, that you get to carry on with your little family 🙂